Volleyball

Fairfield Volleyball Edged in First Round of NCAA Tournament to Conclude 2021 Season at UCLA

UCLA – 3 | Fairfield – 0
NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship – First Round
Pauley Pavilion | Los Angeles, CA
 
Fairfield University (24-9, 16-2 MAAC) fell just short of knocking off 13th seeded UCLA (24-5, 16-4 Pac-12) last night in the First Round of the 2021 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship. UCLA won by two points in each of the three sets to inch past the Stags who were making their 12th appearance in the NCAA Tournament as MAAC Champions.
 
Fairfield Notes
  • The Stags served for set point in two of the three sets.
  • Laura Seeger led the Stags with 12 kills in her last game as a Stag.
  • 2021 MAAC Rookie of the Year Mikayla Haut posted nine kills.
  • K.J. Johnson, the 2021 MAAC Player of the Year recorded eight kills.
  • 2021 MAAC Setter of the Year Manuela Nicolini recorded 22 assists in her final collegiate match.
  • Ella Gardiner set a Fairfield NCAA postseason record with eight blocks which helped the Stags out block the Bruins, 11-7.
  • The 2021 Fairfield Stags won the 12th MAAC Championship and 20th MAAC Regular Season Championship in program history. Fairfield's roster boasts six seniors and two graduate students in addition to the 13 underclassmen who are set to return for the 2022 campaign.
For all information regarding the 2021 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship, visit NCAA.com.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 41st year of competition during the 2021-22 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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